November 28, 2005

Kitchen Confidential

Hostess Aprons by Delilah Crown

Chez toi, it’s not what goes on in the bedroom that should remain behind closed doors.

It’s what takes place in the kitchen: serving toast after scraping off the burnt parts, faking homemade goodies by trashing the box they came in, and using mass amounts of butter and sugar to mask your pathetic food-prep skills.

Maybe it would be better to take the attention off the food and put it all on yourself. How? With the most ladylike of culinary accoutrements — a Delilah Crown hostess apron.

The charming shmattes come in girly patterns like roses and polka dots on vintage fabrics or more modern designs like screen-printed roosters or trees on linen. Made here in San Francisco, they’ll bring some much-needed fun to your cooking experience.

A word of warning: They give the phrase “hot in the kitchen” a whole new meaning.

Which means the bedroom could get back to its old naughty standing.

Available at Delilah Crown, 524 Green Street, at Grant Avenue (415-765-9060 or delilahcrown.com).